Hearing Blog

Have you ever wondered how people thought about hearing loss in the past? Today we know that hearing loss can’t be cured, and the best treatment options are with cochlear implants or hearing aids that can help you hear clearly, even in complex listening environments. Here’s a look back at some of the comical, and at times frightening, hearing loss “cures” of the past. Using Tools Hearing loss has been a problem for thousands of...

Those who currently have ear infections or those who had them as a child will understand how painful they can be. Although the common term “ear infection” has a wide range of clinical diagnoses, what they have in common is an experience of debilitating pain. Fortunately, most ear infections can be cured easily enough, allowing that pain to be relieved before too long. For children and adults alike, avoiding ear infections is a top priority....

If you were to ask this question to any hearing health professional only ten years ago, the answer most likely would have been “no.” Due to the nature of most forms of hearing loss, it was not considered possible for a natural cure to exist. Hearing aids continue to be the best option for hearing loss treatment at present. However, remarkable new research is pointing toward the possibility that hearing loss may be treatable in...

Among the two main types of hearing loss, conductive hearing loss is far less common. The other main type—sensorineural hearing loss—is the type of loss most people encounter in older age when the cilia of the inner ear are damaged after years of sonic inundation. However, conductive hearing loss works rather differently. This type of hearing loss is located in the middle to outer ear and tends to be due to an obstruction to the...